We should not have to arm our teachers

6:54 PM,
Jan. 3, 2013

Written by

Marianne Mansfield
Writers Group

We are a nation forever changed by the tragedy in Connecticut. We mourn. At the same time, we fly to find the solution that will prevent such horror from ever occurring again.

Of course, there is no single solution that will work. Even the most well-conceived meld of plans may be incapable of countering the plots of the devious and the deranged. Somewhere in the backs of our minds, we acknowledge that fact, even though we are loath to do so. Our leaders must keep searching, however, for the best of the best.

There is one proposal being floated, however, that is so counter to our system of values that it ...